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By Betty M. Adelson. 342 pp., illustrated. Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. $70 (cloth); $30 (paper). ISBN 0-8018-8121-8 (cloth); 0-8018-8122-6 (paper).

This book is one of the best, most thorough overviews published on dwarfism and related topics. What makes it unique is the combination of the personal experience of the author with dwarfism (her daughter was born with achondroplasia) and her professional experience as a psychologist. This amalgam yields a skillful and at times tender and captivating narrative about the many facets of the lives of people with dwarfism.

Adelson presents a historical perspective on the lives and medical care of dwarfs from the 1890s to the present, with an emphasis on the contributions of various physicians with whom she has . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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